英美报刊英文课件----华尔街日报.ppt

Opinions News and opinion reputation as a conservative newspaper the independence and impartiality of their reporters A Measure of Media Bias (December 2004 ) left-leaning News--left , Editorial--conservative The companys planned and eventual acquisition by News Corp. in 2007 led to significant media criticism and discussion about whether the news pages would exhibit a rightward slant under Rupert Murdoch. An August 1 editorial responded to the questions by asserting that Murdoch intended to maintain the values and integrity of the Journal. Editorial page Conservative The Journal won its first two Pulitzer Prizes for its editorial writing, in 1947 and 1953. It describes the history of its editorials: They are united by the mantra free markets and free people, the principles, if you will, marked in the watershed year of 1776 by Thomas Jeffersons Declaration of Independence and Adam Smiths Wealth of Nations. So over the past century and into the next, the Journal stands for free trade and sound money(健全货币, 健全通货); against confiscatory(没收的, 充公的)taxation and the ukases(谕旨) of kings and other collectivists; and for individual autonomy against dictators, bullies and even the tempers of momentary majorities. If these principles sound unexceptionable in theory, applying them to current issues is often unfashionable and controversial. Its historical position was much the same, and spelled out the conservative foundation of its editorial page: On our editorial page, we make no pretense of walking down the middle of the road. Our comments and interpretations are made from a definite point of view. We believe in the individual, his wisdom and his decency. We oppose all infringements on individual rights, whether they stem from attempts at private monopoly, labor union monopoly or from an overgrowing government. People will say we are conservative or even reactionary. We are not much interested in labels but if we were to choose one, we would say we are radical.